ChatGPT for Lesson Planning – Who’s Actually Using It and How?
Ok I finally dove into using ChatGPT for my own teaching prep instead of just worrying about students using it – and I have to say, I kind of love it?
I teach drama and creative writing (Ontario). I’ve been using it to:
– Generate discussion questions at different Bloom’s levels for texts we’re reading
– Draft rubric starting points that I then customize
– Create differentiated versions of assignment instructions for students with different needs
– Brainstorm “what would make this assignment AI-proof” scenarios
honestly the lesson planning time savings have been significant. i went from 2 hours of prep for a complex discussion lesson to about 45 minutes, and the quality of the discussion questions is actually better because i can iterate quickly.
what are others using it for? specifically curious about teachers who had reservations initially but came around.
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seen this before with every major education technology shift. calculators, internet, smartphones - teachers always get there eventually. the ones who engage with the tool early are ahead. glad to see teachers using it for prep instead of just panicking about students using it.
the rubric thing is a GAME CHANGER. I use ChatGPT for rubric drafts every time now. give it the learning objectives, the grade level, the assignment context, ask for a 4-point rubric - takes 2 minutes to get a solid starting draft. then you customize. i cannot imagine going back to building rubrics from scratch.
started using it for lesson planning last semester and honestly the time saved is real. it took a bit to learn how to prompt it well but once i got that down it became part of my weekly workflow. the issue is i feel weird about it when other teachers havent been told its allowed lol.
honest question: whose ChatGPT account is the school using? personal accounts? school accounts? what are the data privacy implications of putting student assignment details into a commercial AI? i'm not saying don't use it, i genuinely don't know the answer and I'm trying to figure out what's acceptable.